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EIGHTEEN ✮tyler
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THE MINUTE TYLER OWENS LAID EYES ON LAINEY CARTER, he knew she was special. there was something about her that made his stomach queasy and his mind racing. when they met at the bar, tyler knew she was different. she didn't even pay attention to who he was unlike every other girl. she was perfect. tyler didn't know why she was so perfect, but the minute he kissed her after taking her chasing- which he NEVER done with any girl- he was in love.
for months, he wished he could kiss her again. lainey seemed to have move on however, she hooked up with guys, or what he thought. she would always disappear with a fan and come back upset- and tyler never knew why. she never talked about it either. lainey was known to keep things to herself for the first few months, she was quiet, but when they chased, she was something else.
"lainey mae, get in the car!" lily screamed at her usually.
tyler always laughed at her antics. he was never upset at her for doing anything. the only time he was upset at her was when got drunk and kissed a guy right in front of him. tyler tried to not let it bother him, but he was also drunk, and things got heated. "why do you care so bad!" lainey slurred, standing in front of him with a glare on her face, "we are friends tyler! nothing more! get over it!"
"get over it?" tyler snapped, throwing his hands up. "you're acting like a complete whore lainey!"
then she walked away, tyler immediately regretted what he said- but he continued to drink, not caring where she went. that was until he got a tornado alert on his phone, and everything changed. lainey wouldn't pick up her phone, she wouldn't send him a text- there was nothing. tyler never felt so scared in his life, he was about to lose the only person who made him a good person.
the tornado passed and they found lainey laying in a ditch, a cut along her neck. she was bawling and barely recognizable, but she was alive.
from that day, tyler promised never to leave her alone again.
lainey was tyler's best friend. they sometimes acted like they were more than friends, but it didn't bother him. there was an age gap between them, tyler was almost 30 and she had just turned 22, but they didn't care. no one judged them either.
tyler couldn't remember when he first fell in love with lainey. all he knew was that he was in love with her for a long time. he loved every part of her. he loved her eyes, the ones he usually got lost in. he loved her smile, which she always showed it when she was around him. he loved how much she cared about him. sometimes she cared to much, but tyler didn't mind. he used to lay in bed next to her, wishing they were something more.
so when they kissed in her bedroom, he could barely contain himself. for years he dreamt of kissing her again, he couldn't screw this up. lainey was fragile, and tyler didn't want to be the reason she broke.
